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generative

[jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
fertile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abundant arable fruitful lush productive rich
WEAK
bearing black bountiful breeding breedy bringing forth childbearing childing fecund feracious flowering flowing with milk and honey gravid hebetic loamy luxuriant plenteous plentiful pregnant procreant producing proliferant prolific puberal pubescent rank spawning teeming uberous vegetative virile with child yielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
barren impotent sparse unfruitful unproductive
WEAK
fruitless infertile sterile useless
ADJECTIVE
procreative
Synonyms
WEAK
childbearing conceptive generating procreant reproducing
ADJECTIVE
productive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantageous beneficial constructive dynamic effective energetic fertile gratifying profitable prolific rewarding useful valuable vigorous worthwhile
WEAK
fecund gainful inventive plentiful producing rich teeming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
barren disadvantageous fruitless hurting idle impotent inactive lethargic unhelpful unproductive useless valueless weak worthless
WEAK
unfruitful
ADJECTIVE
reproductive
Synonyms
WEAK
conceptive generating procreative reproducing
ADJECTIVE
sexual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carnal erotic intimate passionate reproductive sensual
WEAK
animal animalistic bestial fleshly genital genitive loving procreative sharing venereal voluptuous wanton
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chaste cold cool dull frigid
WEAK
asexual nonsexual
ADJECTIVE
fruitful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantageous beneficial conducive effective profitable rewarding successful useful worthwhile
WEAK
abounding abundant blooming blossoming breeding childbearing childing copious fecund fertile flourishing flush fructiferous gainful plenteous plentiful profuse proliferant prolific propagating reproducing rich spawning well-spent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disadvantageous unfavorable unhelpful unprofitable useless worthless
WEAK
barren impotent sterile unfruitful unproductive

Example Sentences

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But the new study, titled “ChatMacro: Evaluating Inflation Forecasts of Generative AI,” certainly supports it.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Generative AI is the same: mere mimicry, devoid of the humanity that makes art . . . well, art.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Generative artificial intelligence is also still prone to error and may "hallucinate" elements that were not in the original image, Kanoulas added.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Generative AI is projected to deliver a cumulative boost of 8% to China’s labor productivity over 10 years, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

De Maistre wrote a book on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions.

From Burke by Morley, John